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The long, unhappy history of working from home

David Streitfeld, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 30 09:30 AM

Three months after the coronavirus pandemic shut down offices, corporate America has concluded that working from home is working out. Many employees will be tethered to Zoom and Slack for the rest of their careers, their commute accomplished in seconds.   Read more »

Marcos seeks amendment to Telecommuting Act to limit office work to 2 days per week

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 06:24 PM

Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday pushed to amend the Telecommuting Act to limit the number of an employee's physical presence at work to two days a week. Read more »

Offices 'far from dead,' property firm says as work from home rises

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 12:00 PM

Bringing workers back to their offices is "crucial" to increasing productivity post-lockdown, a property consulting firm said Wednesday, as most firms experiment with work from home set-ups.  Read more »

As data demand peaks 'all-day,' Globe keeps P63-B expansion budget

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 30 10:07 AM

Globe Telecom said Thursday it had "enough capacity" to meet all-day peak demand that has become the new normal, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced more people to work from home. Read more »

Google makes its video meeting service free to all

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 06:27 PM

Google on Tuesday made its business videoconferencing service free to all users, ramping up competition for Zoom as people flock online to stay connected during the pandemic. Read more »

Remote work revenue could help Microsoft offset coronavirus impacts, analysts say

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 07:25 PM

When Microsoft Corp reports earnings on Wednesday, analysts expect some areas of its business to take a hit from the novel coronavirus pandemic, with lower-than-expected sales in areas like advertising on its LinkedIn social network. Read more »

Financial lessons we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic

Moneymax.ph
Posted at Apr 03 05:30 PM

A global health crisis can teach everyone a lesson or two. The COVID-19 pandemic was an eye-opener for everyone. Here are just some of the lessons we can all learn from it.    Read more »

Virus breaks the mold for telework in office-bound Japan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 12:21 PM

TOKYO - The longstanding stereotype of Japan's office-bound "salaryman" is being tested as companies cautiously embrace working from home in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »

Will coronavirus bump web traffic into the slow lane?

Laurent Barthelemy and Jules Bonnard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 10:19 PM

With more than one third of the globe's population confined to their homes in an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus, some are asking if the increased demand being put on the internet could substantially slow down web traffic. Read more »

BPOs given until March 20 to find staff lodging, make work-from-home setups

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 04:24 PM

Business Process Outsourcing firms and other export-oriented companies will be allowed until March 20 to transfer equipment to their employees and set up work from home arrangements, Malacañang said on Wednesday.  Read more »

'Huwag munang lumabas ng bahay': Mga maaari, bawal gawin sa Luzon quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 07:15 PM

Narito ang ilang dapat malaman tungkol sa pagpataw ng Enhanced Community Quarantine, na magtatagal hanggang alas-12 nang madaling araw ng Abril 13. Read more »

Labor chief to employers: Adopt telecommuting, flexible working hours for employees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 03:37 AM

The Philippine labor chief gives his assurance government is ready to assist workers who may be laid off due to Metro Manila's community quarantine.  Read more »

PH employers' group says telecommuting not possible for many industries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 01:51 AM

A local employers' group claims many companies would rather shut down operations than allow their workers to telecommute. Read more »

Japan urges work from home, staggered shifts to curb coronavirus

Rocky Swift, Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 01:34 PM

The plan, approved at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, also urged people with symptoms of cold or fever to stay at home and asked event organizers to carefully consider whether to proceed with their plans. Read more »

China retreats online to weather coronavirus storm

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 12 03:58 PM

Virus-phobia has sent hundreds of millions of Chinese flocking to online working options, with schools, businesses, government departments, medical facilities -- even museums and zoos -- wrapping themselves in the digital cloud for protection.   Read more »

Lawmakers revive 4-day work week proposal to mitigate traffic jams

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 11:53 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The House minority bloc is pushing for the adoption of a 4-day work week in the private sector and non-frontline national government offices as well as the maximization of the telecommuting or work-from-home law as a way to mitigate traffic jams in the country’s leading urban centers. Read more »

Shorter hours boost sales in overworked Japan: Microsoft

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 03:18 PM

The Japanese unit of the US IT giant closed its offices every Friday in August, giving all 2,300 full-time workers special leave.   Read more »

Consider telecommuting amid 'transport crisis' - Villanueva

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 05:24 PM

MANILA - Labor regulators and employers must consider implementing telecommuting to maintain workers' productivity, as transportation woes gripped the capital, Sen. Joel Villanueva said Tuesday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Going after “ninja cops”

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 04:06 AM

The President’s trip to Russia and now the administration will have to deal with the issue of “ninja cops.” Here are the top stories making the headlines on ANC today. Read more »

Work from home law implementing rules released: labor dept

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 02:03 PM

Labor Secretary has signed the IRR of Republic Act 11165 or the Telecommuting Act, which will take effect after 15 days of publication, the Department of Labor and Employment said in a statement.    Read more »